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Milette Millington @MiletteMillington
Brothers from Haiti find love for tennis in New York // My new article with Caribbean Life News, under Schneps Media, about brothers Christian and Gaetan Georges, who were born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is out!
The brothers came to the U.S. at the ages of 11 (Christian) and 14 (Gaetan). Christian Georges added that while he enjoys living here in NYC, he misses the community in Haiti. “Where we grew up, I definitely got a sense that people were welcoming to all, saying “hello,” to everyone who passed them. I hardly ever see that in New York,” he said.
The brothers went through New York Junior Tennis & Learning programming, winning tennis tournaments and earning scholarship money for their efforts. Through NYJTL, they fell in love with the sport, and decided to go back to serve as coaches.
Read more here: https://www.caribbeanlife.com/brothers-from-haiti-find-love-for-tennis-in-new-york/
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My name is written underneath the headline in all capital and lowercase letters, in the color orange. It says: “Milette Millington.” Date is under that, and it says November 28, 2023.
Image Description: Brothers Christian Georges (left) and Gaetan Georges (right), with two of the students they coach at NYJTL. Credit: Alejandra Basaldua, Community Tennis Program manager at New York Junior Tennis and Learning (NYJTL). So many more stories on the way! Stay tuned! #caribbean #haiti #newyork #tennis #nyjtl #disabled #disabledjournalists #accessibility #disabilityawareness #disabilityrights #disabilityjustice #blackjournalists #blackjournalistsrock✨ #journalism #caribbeanlifenews #schnepsmedia
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Milette Millington @MiletteMillington
Female pastor shows kindness by assisting those in need // My new article with Caribbean Life News, under Schneps Media, about Sharmaine Byrd, pastor of Greater Mount Carmel Cathedral and Worship Center in Brooklyn, is out!
Byrd has only visited The Bahamas where her maternal great grandfather is a native of its capital, Nassau. Something from her Caribbean roots that she believes is: “Our family is also those who aren’t blood related, but are those who are in and from our village.”
She had just gotten laid off from her job, she had simultaneously just started pastoring, when she decided to create her nonprofit, Community Conversation And Collaboration INC. Read more here: https://www.caribbeanlife.com/female-pastor-shows-kindness-by-assisting-those-in-need/
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My name is written underneath the headline in all capital and lowercase letters, in the color orange. It says: “Milette Millington.” Date is under that, and it says November 27, 2023.
Image Description: Sharmaine Byrd, pastor of Greater Mount Carmel Cathedral and Worship Center in Brooklyn. Credit: Cedric Wooten Photography. So many more stories on the way! Stay tuned! Black-Owned Brooklyn #caribbean #bahamas #kindness #disabled #disabledjournalists #accessibility #disabilityawareness #disabilityrights #disabilityjustice #blackjournalists #blackjournalistsrock✨ #journalism #caribbeanlifenews #schnepsmedia
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Hudson Valley nonprofits partner on job opportunities for people with disabilities //
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Milette Millington @MiletteMillington
High school senior does good by serving others // My new article with Caribbean Life News, under Schneps Media, about Lucas G. del Rosario, a high school senior at The IDEAL School of Manhattan is out! He is of Filipino, Spanish and Italian descent. He also is neurodivergent. He has been part of the Boys Scouts of America (BSA), now open to girls, for five years. He credits the BSA as his greatest influence in his life and is in the process of becoming an Eagle Scout, which he stated as a very rare thing.
Read more here: https://www.caribbeanlife.com/high-school-senior-does-good-by-serving-others/
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My name is written underneath the headline in all capital and lowercase letters, in the color orange. It says: “Milette Millington.” Date is under that, and it says November 10, 2023.
Image Description: The image, taken by me, shows Lucas G. del Rosario, a high school senior at The IDEAL School in Manhattan. He is wearing his Boy Scouts uniform.
So many more stories on the way! Stay tuned! #highschoolstudents #nyc #disabled #disabledjournalists #accessibility #disabilityawareness #disabilityrights #disabilityjustice #neurodivergent
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Milette Millington @MiletteMillington
6 years consistently (in total) and counting, 100+ bylines and counting(in my lifetime)… // First articles ever published: sophomore year of high school. ———- October 25, 2017: first article published in The Excelsior (one of two former newspapers) at Brooklyn College. Brooklyn News Service for a semester. Last semester: BC Vanguard
During my time at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY: NY City News Service, Queens Daily Eagle, Politicsny, BK Reader.
Now Caribbean Life News.
Honored to serve as representation in the Black/Caribbean and disability communities in journalism for those who want to get in to the field, and so honored to be able to cover them primarily in my work now, and with pride. So grateful for everyone who has helped and supported me along this journey:l. To the Caribbean Life team… we are small but mighty! So many more stories coming from me! Stay tuned! Follow me on all my socials (via my Linktree in bio) to stay updated! ———— Image Description: The Disability Pride Flag. Five diagonal stripes across gray background. Red: physical disabilities, Gold/Yellow: neurodiversity, White: invisible / undiagnosed disabilities, Blue: emotional / psychiatric disabilities, Green: sensory disabilities
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Erin Negley@erinnegley
Breaking plant news: the mega mum is back and its the biggest one yet // This chrysanthemum took 18 months to grow.
It has 1,366 (!) flowers.
Once it was ready, Longwood Gardens staff managed to move this 12-foot-wide mum into the spotlight.
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Public Theater show inspired by NYC native Alicia Keys’ life, opening this month // My new article with Caribbean Life News, under Schneps Media, about the new musical Hell’s Kitchen, opening Oct. 24 at The Public Theater is out! It is based on some personal experiences of NYC native and singer-songwriter Alicia Keys. The title of the musical is a reference to the fact that Keys was born in the neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen in NYC.
The show features a majority of BIPOC artists, including Maleah Moon (Ali), Brandon Victor Dixon, (Davis), Chad Carstarphen (Ray/Ensemble), Chris Lee (Knuck), Crystal Monee Hall (Crystal/Ensemble), and Mariand Torres (Maria/Ensemble).
Read more here: https://www.caribbeanlife.com/public-theater-show-inspired-by-nyc-native-alicia-keys-life-opening-this-month/
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My name is written underneath the headline in all capital and lowercase letters, in the color orange. It says: “Milette Millington.” Date is under that, and it says October 14, 2023.
Image Description: Screenshot of the poster for the musical Hell’s Kitchen, opening on Oct. 24 at The Public Theater. Taken by me. So many more stories on the way! Stay tuned! #nationaldisabilityemploymentawarenessmonth #ndeam2023 #disability #disabled #disabledjournalists #accessibility #disabilityawareness #disabilityrights #disabilityjustice #blackcreatives #blackactors #bipoccreatives #bipocactors #bipocartists #blackartists #bipocinthearts
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Designer Ann Lowe finally gets the spotlight in this dress-filled exhibit // She made Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress. She was asked to use the service entrance to deliver it.
Ann Lowe and her ground-breaking work are finally in the spotlight at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library.
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In Gaza war, Reuters journalist welcomes 'joyful news' of baby son // Reuters journalist Mohammed Salem was filming the aftermath of Israeli bombing in Gaza on Thursday morning, when he received an urgent message: his wife was going into labour at home.
He switched off his camera and rushed to pick her up. He was grateful that she might deliver during the day when Israeli attacks tend to be less frequent, but worried by the prospect of welcoming a baby during the throes of war.
Reuters' Palestinian journalist Mohammed Salem, who welcomed his newborn Abdallah while covering Israeli bombardment in Gaza, holds his baby in this screen grab obtained from a video on October 12, 2023 in Gaza City. REUTERS/Staff
Reuters' Palestinian journalist Mohammed Salem, who welcomed his newborn Abdallah while covering Israeli bombardment in Gaza, poses for a photo as he works on a rooftop in Gaza City October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Arafat Barbakh
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Milette Millington @MiletteMillington
50 articles in 2023 and counting… // 50 articles in 2023 and counting… #NDEAM #NationalDisabilityEmploymentAwarenessMonth #Disability #DisabledAndProud #DisabledJournalists #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityRights #DisabilityJustice #Accessibility #DisabilityAdvocate #DisabilityAdvocacy #DisabilityIsNotInability
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